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453/2003 Coll.



LAW



of 6 May 1999. November 2003,



amending Act No. 117/1995 Coll., on State social support, in

as amended, and certain other laws



Change: 436/2004 Sb.



Parliament has passed the following Act of the United States:



PART THE FIRST



Amendment of the Act No. 117/1995 Coll., on State social assistance, as amended by

amended



Article. (I)



Act No. 117/1995 Coll., on State social assistance, as amended by Act No.

137/1996 Coll., Act No. 132/1997 Coll., Act No. 242/1997 Coll., Act No.

91/1998 Coll., Act No. 157/1998 Coll., Act No. 360/1999 Coll., Act No.

118/2000 Coll., Act No. 132/2000 Coll., Act No. 155/2000 Coll., Act No.

492/2000 Coll., Act No. 273/2001 Coll., Act No. 151/2002 Coll., Act No.

309/2002 Coll., Act No. 320/2002 Coll. and Act No. 125/2003 Coll., is amended

as follows:



1. In paragraph 2 (a). and), point 4 is deleted.



2. in article 2, the following new paragraph 2a, which including the footnotes No. 1) and

1A) is inserted:



"§ 2a



(1) the State administration under this Act shall exercise the authorities of the State social

support,



and) the authorities of the State social support, which are



1. labour offices,



2. the authorities in the capital city of Prague city districts specified by the Statute capital

the city of Prague,



(b) regional offices),



(c)) the main Hall of Prague.



(2) the State administration under this Act shall be exercised by the Ministry of labour and also

Social Affairs.



(3) the performance of the authorities of the capital city of Prague and regional offices

under this Act, it is the exercise of delegated powers.



(4) the State administration under this Act shall exercise



and work in the administrative offices) circuits laid down specific legal

Regulation ^ 1) with the exception of the territory of the city of Prague,



(b)) the authorities of the city of Prague city districts specified by the Statute capital

the city of Prague in the administrative districts made up of the territories of the respective

boroughs, ^ 1a)



(c) regional offices in administrative) districts of the labour offices falling within the

administrative regional office and carrying out the scope in the range

According to subparagraph (a)).



1) § 2 (2). 2 Act No. 9/1991 Coll., on employment and scope of

the authorities of the Czech Republic in the field of employment, as amended by Act No.

167/1999 Coll. and Act No. 320/2002 Coll.



1A) § 4 paragraph 2. 2 of the Act No. 131/2000 Coll., on the capital city of Prague, as amended by

Act No. 143/2001 Coll. ".



Footnote 1) is renumbered as footnote

# 1b), including links to a footnote.



3. In article 3, paragraph 3. 1 the second sentence, after the words "of foreigners on the territory of the United

States "the words" with the exception of the applicant for asylum ".



4. In article 3, paragraph 3. 3, the words "the authority of the County Commission, the scope of the (hereinafter referred to as

"regional authority"), "are replaced by the words" of the Prague City Hall or

Regional Office ".



5. At the end of paragraph 4, the following sentence "the monthly average income of families with

determined as the sum of the individual monthly averages of income eligible

of the person and persons evaluated jointly with it. ".



6. in § 5 para. 1 (b). and at the end of section) 1, the words "and with the

the exception of the amount corresponding to the income, which reached a dependent child

for the months of July and August, and to the extent provided for in paragraph 8. "



7. in § 5 para. 1 (b). point 2) at the end of words "of not less than

However, the amount provided for in paragraph 7; If a business or other

gainful activity attributed to the dependent child in July and

August, it is not considered income amount in the amount and under the conditions laid down

in paragraph 8, ".



8. in § 5 para. 1 (b). f), the words "transport allowance ' shall be deleted.



9. in § 5 para. 2, the third sentence shall be deleted.



10. in § 5 para. 5, the words "the appropriate life-low of persons under section

8 (2). 1 third sentence shall be replaced by "referred to in paragraph 7".



11. in § 5 para. 6, the words "corresponding to the amount of the minimum of the person

pursuant to section 8 (2). 1 third sentence shall be replaced by "referred to in paragraph 7".



12. in section 5 paragraph 7 is added:



"(7) for income referred to in paragraph 1 (b). and point 2 is considered) for

the purpose of this law a month for at least the amount corresponding to 50% of the average

monthly wage in the national economy for the calendar year,



and for that to be ascertained) reference earnings, if applicable period

the calendar year,



(b)) the preceding period from 1. July to 30. June of the following

the calendar year to which the social allowance and post on

housing grants; This is true even if the grant within this period, the

shorter period (section 51 (2)).

The amount referred to in the previous sentence announced by the Ministry of labour and

Social Affairs in the collection of laws of the communication by the average wage in the

the national economy announced by the Czech Statistical Office, with the

This amount shall be rounded down to the whole hundred crowns down. ".



13. in section 5, paragraph 7, the following paragraph 8 is added:



"(8) for the determination of the reference earnings shall not be deemed income



and, in the cases referred to in) paragraph 1 (b). and income section 1), which was

nezaopatřenému child posted in the months of July and August, and in

the amount after deduction of social security contributions and contribution to the

State employment policy and health insurance

insurance, after deduction of income tax attributable to such income and

Alternatively, after deduction of an amount that is deemed to be income due to

free use of a motor vehicle for business and private purposes

According to § 6 paragraph 1. 6 of the Act on income taxes,



(b)) in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 (b). and 2 for each point) of the months

July and August the amount referred to in paragraph 7, if business and other

self-employed economic activity lasted for a whole month. ".



The present paragraph 8 shall become paragraph 9.



14. In paragraph 6 (b). a), the words "and the contribution of transport ' shall be deleted.



15. in section 7 (2). 7, § 57 para. 1, § 58 para. 2, section 59 paragraph 1. 2 and 5, § 61

paragraph. 6, § 64 para. 7 and § 70 para. 3 the words "Municipal Office municipality with

extended jurisdiction "shall be replaced by" Office of State social support ".



16. in § 8 para. 1, the third sentence shall be deleted.



17. in § 19 para. 2, section 20 (2). 2, § 24 para. 3, § 58 para. 1 and 3, § 61

paragraph. 4, § 62 para. 6, § 63 para. 2, § 68 para. 5, § 69 para. 1 (b).

(e)) and § 70 para. 1 the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended powers"

replaced by the words "the Office of State social support".



18. In the third chapter four, including headings and footnotes

No 47c)-47e) repealed.



19. section 30 reads:



"section 30



(1) the entitlement to parental benefit has a parent who is a full calendar

month full-time and personally cared for at least one child



a) within four years of age, or



(b)), to seven years of age, if the child is disabled

with disabilities or long term seriously disabled.



(2) the condition of entitlement to parental benefit for a whole calendar month

referred to in paragraph 1 shall be deemed to have been fulfilled in the calendar month in which the



and the child was born),



(b)) a parent had part of a month of health insurance benefits are entitled to

maternity benefit, financial assistance or sickness

provided in connection with childbirth,



(c) the person has taken the child into) care replacing parental care on the basis of

the decision of the competent authority (article 7, para. 12),



(d) the child have age) referred to in paragraph 1,



(e) a child or parent) died.



(3) Parental contribution belongs, if



and the child attends a nursery), kindergarten or other similar device

for pre-school children up to five calendar days in the calendar

the Moon; to visit the child in nursery school, kindergarten or another

a similar facility for children of preschool age in a calendar day

means any day on which the child nursery, kindergarten or the specified device

visits, regardless of the length of the duration of the visit,



(b)) the child regularly attends rehabilitation facility or

special kindergarten or nursery school with a focus on the defects of vision,

hearing, speech and the children of the disabled and mentally retarded in

extent not exceeding four hours a day,



(c) long-term disability) the child or suffers a disability

the affected regularly attends a nursery, kindergarten or other

similar facility for children of preschool age in the range not exceeding

four hours a day,



(d)) the child attends a nursery, kindergarten or other similar device

for children of preschool age in the range not exceeding four hours per day

and if the degree of disability, vision or hearing of both parents

(lone parents) is in the range of 50% and more (§ 9).



(4) if the parent Is in receipt of parental allowance, or

conferring a right to parental benefits, due to health reasons in the constitutional

care medical facility for more than three calendar months, parental

post does not belong from the fourth calendar month duration of this

fact.



(5) in the care of the same child belongs to a parent post just once,

parents designated by agreement of the parents, and if more children in the family

the founding, entitled to the parental contribution belongs to care for these

children of parental allowance only one of the parents, and the parents intended to


by agreement of the parents. Unless otherwise agreed between the parents shall be determined by the Office of the State

social support of the parental benefit, which is decided by the

parents with parental allowance be granted. If in the family [article 7, paragraph 2

(a). (b))] in a calendar month to the extinction of the right to parental

Therefore, the contribution that the child have age referred to in paragraph 1, and in the same

calendar month qualify for parental benefits because of care

another child, belongs to a parent post in that calendar month only

Once; on the payment of the parental benefit in this case shall apply mutatis mutandis

the first and second sentence.



(6) the parental allowance parents does not belong, unless otherwise stipulated,

If one of the parents in the family's health insurance benefits

entitlement to a full calendar month on the maternity benefit,

financial assistance or sick leave granted in connection with childbirth, and

at the time of the date of birth of the child. ".



20. in § 31 para. 2, the words "paragraph. 7 "is replaced by" paragraph. 3 "and the words

"(§ 30 paragraph 2. 3 and 4) "are deleted.



21. in § 32 paragraph 2 reads as follows:



"(2) If a parent in receipt of parental benefits at a time when cares

of the child giving entitlement to parental benefit, has a full calendar

month of health insurance benefits are entitled to financial assistance in

maternity, sickness or financial assistance provided in connection with

childbirth, the amount of which is less than the amount of the parental contribution belongs to

parental allowance equal to the difference between this post and referred to

doses. If the parent is in receipt of parental benefits at a time when cares

of the child giving entitlement to parental benefit, entitlement to benefits

sickness insurance as referred to in the previous sentence just after the part of the

calendar month, belongs to a parent contribution referred to in paragraph

1. ".



22. in § 33 para. 1 at the end of subparagraph (b)) a comma is replaced by a dot and the

subparagraph (c)) shall be deleted.



23. In article 34, paragraph 2 shall be deleted and shall be deleted at the same time, paragraph

1.



24. In paragraph 50, the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended powers,

the competent regional authority "shall be replaced by the words" authorities of State social

support ".



25. In § 51 paragraph 1 reads:



"(1) to be eligible for payment of the child allowance is demonstrated by the amount of the applicable

income. Belongs to the payment of the child allowance for September, belongs to this payday

benefits for the period after 30 June. September, only if it is demonstrated by that date

the amount of relevant income to be eligible for this benefit after 30. September. If they are not

shown applicable revenue under the first sentence, and payment of child allowance

stop by after the installment payments of the benefits due under the

the calendar month in which it is necessary to prove the amount of income for its

payment for the period after 30 June. September. Unless it is the decisive income or

31 October immediately following the date of 30. September, which should

be the amount of the relevant income, are entitled to child benefit on January 1.

November of the same year. If he proves entitlement to payment of the

the child for the period for which the payment of benefits under this paragraph

nenáležela, child benefit is payable at the time when this

dose is dangerous. If he proves entitlement to child benefit for the period after

termination of entitlement to this benefit under this paragraph, a claim for child benefit

child a backward again for all the time, for which the conditions for

the claim satisfied. Backward can be child benefit under the fifth and sixth sentences

admit a maximum period set out in § 54 para. 2 the first sentence. ".



26. in § 51 para. 4, the words "1 and" are deleted.



27. in § 58 para. 2, § 61 para. 1, § 61 para. 3 (b). (b)), § 63 para. 2,

§ 63 para. 2 and section 67 para. 1 the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended

powers ' are replaced by the words "the Office of State social support".



28. In article 59 paragraph 2. 1 (b). (c)), the words "§ 28 para. 6 "shall be deleted.



29. in § 61 para. 2 and 5, the words "municipal authority of the municipality with extended

application or regional authority "shall be replaced by the words" the authority of the State

social support ".



30. In § 61 para. 2 and § 64 para. 4 (b). a), the words "Municipal Office municipality with

extended powers or regional authority "are replaced by the words" the authority of the State

social support ".



31. in § 61 para. 6, after the words "regional authority" the words "or

Prague City Hall in the case that are relevant to the

decision-making in matters of State social support, ".



32. In paragraph 62, at the end of paragraph 1, the words "shall be added; This does not apply if

about the overpayment on a parent contribution. If the parents paid

parental allowance and were not met the conditions for entitlement to this

post or has lapsed is entitled to parental allowance because he

belongs to the carer of a close or another person under the Special

legislation, 48 c) ^ ^, a parent must return to the Office of State social

support amounts paid parental benefit, which he nenáležely ".



Footnote No 48 c) is added:



"48 c) § 81 para. 2 of the Act No. 100/1988 Coll. on social security, in

amended by Act No. 218/2002 Coll. ".



Former footnote No. 48 c) and 48 d) are known as notes

footnote No 48 d) and 48e), including links to footnotes.



33. In § 63 para. 1 the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended

powers ' are replaced by ' the institution of State social support ", the words" on

the challenge of the regional office "shall be deleted and the words" municipal authority of the

extended powers or regional authority "shall be replaced by the words" authority

State social support ".



34. In section 63, paragraph 3 reads:



"(3) the Ministry of labour and Social Affairs is the administrator of the information

the system of State social support and their amount, about poživatelích

These benefits and applicants for these benefits and persons with them together

assessed. The data from this information system communicates to the other

the authorities of the State social support in relation to the management of

State social support, and to the extent necessary for the implementation of the State

social support. The State authorities, and other legal and natural persons are

required to provide the Ministry of labour and Social Affairs data from their

information systems, in the case of data necessary for the management of

information system of State social support, in the manner and

within the time limits specified by the Ministry of labour and Social Affairs. The authorities of the

State social support are entitled to handle the data needed for

deciding on the benefits of State social support and their payment, including

personal data in electronic form in a manner allowing remote

access and at the same time ensuring the protection of personal data. ".



35. In § 63 para. 4 the first sentence, the words "municipal authorities of municipalities with

extended powers and regional authorities "shall be replaced by the words" authorities of the

State social support "and in the second sentence, the words" the municipal authorities of municipalities with

extended powers and regional authorities "shall be replaced by the words" authorities of the State

social support ".



36. In § 63 para. 5, the words ", the regional office and the Municipal Council of the village with

extended powers "are replaced by the words" and to the authorities of the State social

support ".



37. In section 63a of the paragraph. 1 the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended

application or regional authority "shall be replaced by the words" the authority of the State

social support ".



38. In § 64 para. 1 the words "employees of the Ministry of labour and

Social Affairs, regional classification in the regional authority and municipality with extended

scope inclusion in local authority "is replaced by" staff

State employees of the County inclusion in the regional office, employees

the urban part of the city of Prague intended the Statute of the city of Prague

inclusion in the staff of the Office of the borough and the city of Prague

inclusion in the municipality of the capital city of Prague ".



39. In § 64 para. 4, in the introductory part, the words ' the provisions of the municipal authorities

municipalities with extended powers and regional office "shall be replaced by" the institutions

State social support ".



40. In § 64 para. 5, the words "municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers"

replaced by the words "State social assistance" and after the word "Office"

the words "and of Prague City Hall".



41. In § 64 para. 6, the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended powers"

replaced by the words "State social assistance" and the words ", regional

the authority "shall be deleted.



42. In article 65 paragraph 1. 1, the words "Regional Office and the local authority of a

extended powers, which decides it dose or paid "

replaced by the words "authorities of State social support that a dose of

decide or be paid, where appropriate, the authorities of the State social support

competent to decide ".



43. In article 65 paragraph 1. 2 the term "institutions" shall be replaced by the words "classification in the

the bodies of the State social support ".



44. In article 65 paragraph 1. 3, the words "the State authority referred to" shall be replaced by

"included in the authority of the State social support that".



45. In article 65 paragraph 1. 4, the words "competent regional authority and the competent municipal

Office of the municipality with extended competence "are replaced by the words" authorities of the State

social support, that the dose or paid, shall decide ".



46. In article 65 paragraph 1. 5, the words "regional office or the appropriate local authority


municipalities with extended competence Act "are replaced by the words" the authority of the State

social support learned ".



47. In article 65 paragraph 1. 6, the second sentence is replaced by the phrase "income from fines

saved labour offices are State budget revenue in the Czech Republic,

the proceeds of fines imposed by the authorities of the capital city of Prague are tv its

budget and revenue from fines imposed on the regional authorities are receiving

the regional budget, that the fine imposed. ".



48. In section 66 paragraph 1. 1 the words "municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers"

replaced by the words "authorities of State social support".



49. In section 66 paragraph 1. 2, section 67 para. 3 and § 70 para. 3 the words "municipal

Office of the municipality with extended competence "are replaced by the words" the Office of the State

social support ".



50. in section 67 para. 2 the words "municipal authority of the municipality with extended

application "shall be replaced by" Office of State social support ".



51. In § 68 para. 1 letter e) is added:



"e) document, in the case of entitlement to parental benefit, about the time of the receipt

maternity benefit, financial assistance or sickness,

provided in connection with childbirth, proof of their amount, in the case of

the payment of the parental benefit equal to the difference between the parents and children

the contribution and benefits of sickness insurance, given name, surname,

social security number and place of residence of the child, establishing the right to parental

the contribution, where appropriate, confirmation of the visit that the child in the manger,

nursery school or another device for children of preschool age or children

referred to in § 30 paragraph 2. 3. "



52. In § 68 para. 1, point g) repealed.



Subparagraph (h)) to (j)) are known as the letters g) to (i)).



53. In § 68 para. 5, the words "and the confirmation of the headquarters of the school or its

components [paragraph 1 (b) (g))] "be deleted.



54. section 71:



"§ 71



(1) decision issued under this Act in the administrative procedure



and employment offices) is reviewing the Regional Office



(b)) the authorities of the capital city of Prague is reviewing City Hall

the city of Prague.



(2) the appeal does not have suspensory effect. ".



55. In paragraph 72, the words "Municipal Office municipality with extended powers, regional

the authority "shall be replaced by the words" State social assistance ".



56. in paragraph 72, the following new section 72a, which reads as follows:



"§ 72a



An administrative decision issued by the authorities of State social support for exercise

These authorities, if not filed a petition for judicial enforcement of a decision; the performance of the

decision the authority of State social support, which issued the

the decision in the first instance. ".



57. section 73b, including footnote No 22a) is added:



"section 73b



(1) for the performance by the authorities of the city of Prague in the field

the State social support act on the capital city of Prague. ^ 22a)



(2) the regional authorities in the field of State social support in the transferred

the scope of work and technical support offices provide methodological assistance and

carry out control and supervision of their activities in the State social

support; for the control and supervision of the activities of employment agencies in the State

social assistance shall apply mutatis mutandis the provisions of the Act on regions

(regional establishment) on the control by the municipalities and on the supervision of

performance by the municipalities.



22A) Act No. 133/2000 Coll., as amended. ".



58. Part six including title and footnote No 30a) shall be deleted.



Article II



Transitional provisions



1. the rights and obligations of labor relations of employees included

to perform the job to the municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers, which, on the

31. March 2004 undertake tasks in the implementation of State social support

under special legislation, the effective date of this

law of the municipal authorities pursuant to § 249 para. 2 of the labour code on the

State. For the State in labor relations is an organizational folder

-the competent authority of the State of the work, which is the Bureau of labor, in whose district the

is the local authority of referred to in the first sentence. The first and second sentence

does not apply to the city of Prague.



2. the administrative proceedings in the State social support municipal authority

municipalities with extended competence or regional authority before the date of the acquisition of

the effectiveness of this Act and before that date finally completes the unfinished

the authorities of the State social aid under the scope assigned to them from the date

entry into force of this Act.



3. the time limits for issuing administrative decisions in the cases referred to in point 2

the authorities of the State social support extend by 30 days.



4. Enforcement initiated municipal authority municipality with extended

application before the date of entry into force of this Act or the performance

the decision, which will be able to start until after the date of entry into force of this

the Act, completes or carry out, the authorities of State social aid under

the scope assigned to them from the date of entry into force of this Act.



5. to perform the file legal separation in the context of the transfer of activities in

State social support from the 1. April 2004, the authorities of the State social

the aid referred to in article 3(1). I, point 2, shall apply mutatis mutandis, specific legal

provisions regulating the implementation of the file in the context of the

the termination of the activities of the district offices, with the fact that the documents, files and

registry move from municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers to the authorities

the work, with the exception of the cases when for the implementation of State social support

the capital city of Prague.



6. Workplace State social support, in which 1. April 2004

carry out State social support, day 1. April 2004 become

the workplace of those organs of State social support, on which, according to article. (I)

pass the relevant activities within the State social support.



7. when the reference earnings for the purposes of State social support is

According to the article. I, points 5 to 13 shall proceed first, with respect to entitlement to social

an additional fee and housing benefit, from 1. in July 2004, and in the case of a claim

for child benefit, from 1. October 2004.



8. A provident contribution (article. And paragraphs 22 and 23) will be paid for the last time,

in the case of a claim for December 2003; transport allowance shall be paid

last, in the case of a claim payable for the month of June 2004.



9. parental benefit Overpayments arising by reason of the exercise of

gainful employment to a greater extent, than allow rules effective

1. in January 2004, and due to the clearing of the parental benefit, about

which was not before the 1. January 2004 finally decided, with nevymáhají.



10. The conditions for entitlement to parental benefit, its payment and the amount for the

the period prior to 1. in January 2004, assessed according to the regulations effective before this

on the day that the clearing of the parental benefit shall be carried out for the last time

the calendar year 2002.



11. contracts, including their Appendices, concluded between the Ministry of labour and

Social Affairs and communities whose municipal authorities carry out of 31.

March 2004 State social support, on free abandonment of property

The United States referred to in article 14(2). CXVII point 12 of Act No. 320/2002 Coll., on

change and cancellation of certain acts in connection with the termination of the activities of the

district offices, including the assets forming the information system and

přenechaném to the use of these municipalities after March 31. December 2002, at 1.

April 2004 are hereby repealed. The preceding sentence does not apply to contracts, on the basis of

such property was given to the use of the capital Prague and the regional

to the authorities.



PART TWO



cancelled



Article. (III)



cancelled



PART THREE



Amendment of the Act No. 582/1991 Coll., on the Organization and implementation of social

Security



Article IV



Act No. 582/1991 Coll., on the Organization and implementation of social security,

as amended by Act No. 586/1992 Coll., Act No. 38/1993 Coll., Act No.

160/1993 Coll., Act No. 308/1993 Coll., Act No. 241/1994 Coll., Act No.

118/1995 Coll., Act No. 160/1995 Coll., Act No. 138/1997 Coll., Act No.

306/1997 Coll., Act No. 93/1998 Coll., Act No. 222/1999 Coll., Act No.

356/1999 Coll., Act No. 360/1999 Coll., Act No. 18/2000 Coll., Act No.

29/2000 Coll., Act No. 132/2000 Coll., Act No. 133/2000 Coll., Act No.

155/2000 Coll., Act No. 155/2000 Coll., Act No. 220/2000 Coll., Act No.

238/2000 Coll., Act No. 258/2000 Coll., Act No. 408/2000 Coll., Act No.

116/2001 Coll., the Act No. 353/2001 Coll., Act No. 151/2002 Coll., Act No.

263/2002 Coll., Act No. 265/2002 Coll., Act No. 309/2002 Coll., Act No.

320/2002 Coll. and Act No. 519/2002, is amended as follows:



1. In section 8 paragraph 1. 2 (a). (c)), the words "municipal authority" shall be replaced by

"the Office of State social support".



2. In article 16(1). 1 the second sentence, the words "municipal authorities of municipalities with extended

powers ' are replaced by the words "authorities of State social support" in a sentence

third, after the words "counties", the words "and to the authorities of the State social

support ".



PART FOUR



Amendment of the Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on banks, as amended



Article. In



In § 38 paragraph 1(a). 3 (b). f) of Act No. 21/1992 Coll., on banks, as amended by

Act No. 126/2002 Coll., the words "of the district offices in the case of proceedings for

the excess of the social security contributions and "shall be replaced by

"the municipal authorities of municipalities with extended powers or the authorised municipal

authorities in the matter of the overpayment proceedings on social security contributions or


organs of State social support in the matter of the overpayment proceedings on benefits ".



PART FIVE



The EFFECTIVENESS of the



Čl.VI



This Act shall take effect on 1 January 2000. in January 2004, with the exception of article. I, points

2, 4, 15, 17, 24, 27, 29 to 31, 33 to 50, 54-58, art. III to V

They shall become effective on 1 January 2004. in April 2004, and with the exception of article 87(1). I, points 1, 5 to

14, 16, 18, 25, 52, and 53, which will become effective on 1 January 2004. July

2004.



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